Shloka 62.28Unverified draft
विश्वामित्रो अपि धर्मात्मा भूय: तेपे महातपा:। पुष्करेषु नरश्रेष्ठ दश वर्ष शतानि च
Meaning
O Best among men the righteous and mighty ascetic Viswamitra also continued his austerities at Pushkara for a thousand years". इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे द्विषष्टितमस्सर्ग:।। Thus ends the sixtysecond sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| vishvāmitraḥ api dharma-ātmā | विस्ह्वामित्रः अपि धर्म-आत्मा | Vishvamitra too, righteous-souled | Nominative / Adverbial / Nominative |
| bhūyaḥ tepe mahā-tapāḥ | भूयः तेपे महा-तपाः | again performed great austerity | Adverbial / Verb (perfect, middle) / Nominative |
| puṣkareṣu nara-śreṣṭha | पुष्करेषु नर-श्रेष्ठ | in Pushkara, O best of men | Locative plural / Vocative |
| daśa varṣa-śatāni ca | दश वर्ष-शतानि च | and ten hundred years | Accusative / Accusative plural / Adverbial |
Reference: 1.62.28 · Bāla Kāṇḍa